Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-16
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
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TaEaE IS a gradual but strong tide of
 enterprise DOW under way 10 southern
 A-;--aa. thst promises 10 advance stead Tv across the entire territory, transform ,Its whole appearance from barren w.,te to fruitful farms and pleasant homes It is HOW following closely the rourses of the streams whose abundant waters gre easily br0gsh. to the surface and distributed by gravity through can
 as over the rich bottom lands, and as it
 gradually e1hagsts these opportunities
 for reclamation. I.s restless spirit will
 develop other fields among the higher
 m-sss srG mountain foothills, where
 sgs-co vii greatly Rid its progress. All
 al5aE ths Gi.s, Salt, San Pedro and Santa Cruz rivers there Is Ba increasing demand fer good farming lands and tbe p1ces are advancing iu harmony with the confidence of an assured bright future The possibilities of these lands under R very high state of cultivation. are something astounding to those unac- gu4Iuted with the character of the soil and the qualities of the climate. and the most conservative expressions of fact are deemed gross congregations by the prac- t.cal farmer ot the states whose best yield barely keeps the gaunt wolf from the door. With sn almost perpetual season of production and a constant market ss profitable prices, the small farmer of southern Arizona has an easy road 10 opulence, surrounded by all ihe comforts that perfect climate can bring, and such near approach to a paradise as his own energy and frugsli- iy may choose to create. All these great advantages are becoming more widely known, and shrewd men are turning them to profit by iudicious investments and thorough development. Their pres ence in and about Pheulx is being felt. and Florence is shaking of it's pristine lethsrgy under their influence. The canal enterprises near Tucson are the
 
 outgrowth of this spirit of progress, and from this incIpIent stage the road is a short one to grand boom such as southern California now enjoys. h. deed it should exceed in magnitude and permanence that of California, 5ecauss Of tue many exclusive advantages of su- Psri-rity We here enjoy, whose value Is apparent to any thoughtful and practi- cal rasn. When our valleys have all passe1 l into tL- hands of the tillers of the soil, fully as rich treasures will be found to exist upon the higher lands and along the l foothills. m the thermal belt where l many kinds of fruit. vine and plant will 1 thrive better than upon the lower lands 1 l: ls the opinion of experienced fruit l growers that our foothills vill produce | lA The citrus fruits iu a high state of | perfection, and h thls line that Arizona | VIII become a formidable rivsl of Cali | t7ruia- In the cultivation of such lands | ile development Of water supply will | u- serious consideration, but the eT- p--eucs Of our southern California l l--clbors in fnlIng the mountains well | s-3pI-6 Ei;h veins oi water that are reached by tunnels, will, perhaps. aid in s1.vlos this difficulty. At all events, how taa. the first steps of progress are bsiag taken. it is sale to predict that DO modern method of securing water will b. neglected to transform our land of rerpetuRl sunshine into B grand garden o' perennial bloom.